Check out the situation and chances of the Premier League teams in the UEFA Champions League knockout round.

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Revealing the situation and opportunities to enter the last 16 and the play-off round after 7 matches of the UEFA Champions League, League Phase

The UEFA Champions League League Phase is now seven games in and there is only one more match left until the round ends and it is officially known which teams will automatically qualify for the knockout stages, which teams will have to play off and which teams will be eliminated. 

For the clubs in the English Premier League, they have received attention from all over the world, with Liverpool, the leader, guaranteed to finish in 1st or 2nd place and automatically enter the last 16. 

Let’s follow the situation of teams like Manchester City, the 2022-23 defending champions, สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ who have become teams that have to compete for the final match, including Arsenal and Aston Villa. 

Starting with the “Sky Blues” Manchester City, the conditions are simple. If they win against Club Brugge from Belgium at the Emirates Stadium, they will enter the play-offs. If they fail to win, they will be eliminated from the league phase. 

Aston Villa (currently 9th in the table after 7 games) are guaranteed at least one play-off spot if they win at home against Celtic on their final day, giving the Villans a good chance of finishing in the top 8, even if it means one of the 5 teams above them misses out.

But there are four other teams below Villa on goal difference, so if either team wins, they will overtake Villa.

Celtic are 18th in the table with 12 points, just one behind Aston Villa, so they have a chance of finishing in the top eight, but they need to win first and wait for other results to come in. 

Arsenal visit Girona to guarantee their place in the last 16. The Gunners are 3 points ahead of the play-off knockout zone with a much better goal difference than the other teams. 

Meanwhile, Liverpool are one of two teams, along with Barcelona, ​​who have already secured a place in the last 16 and will secure a top two spot.

Bayern Munich are 15th in the table with 12 points and Real Madrid, the defending champion and 15-time champion, are 16th with 12 points and are in the play-off knockout zone.

The new format of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season has been increased from 32 teams to 36. Each team will play 8 matches, divided into 4 home matches and 4 away matches. The top 8 teams will automatically advance to the knockout round, while 9th-24th places will enter a 2-match play-off round to take the remaining 8 teams to the last 16. The losers are eliminated. Teams finishing 24th-36th will not drop to play in the UEFA Europa League.